Comments | ontd_political: I swear, Texas, you are on a race to the bottom...

nitasee in ontd_political

I swear, Texas, you are on a race to the bottom...

Jan 31, 2013 13:14

Texas GOP wants to offer tax breaks to companies that defy contraception mandate
The bill would give businesses a state tax break if they chose not to comply with the birth control benefit

Texas Republicans have introduced a bill that would turn the state into a safe haven for corporate tax dodgers and contraception insurance benefit avoiders.

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womens health, birth control, health care, reproductive rights, taxes, fuckery

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mollywobbles867 January 31 2013, 21:54:47 UTC

I love feeling like a second class citizen.

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masakochan January 31 2013, 21:57:14 UTC

I swear, if I could afford it, I'd move out of this state so fast I'd make the roadrunner look like a turtle.

You and me both.

girl_fusion January 31 2013, 23:29:22 UTC

Ditto.

ultraelectric January 31 2013, 22:01:55 UTC

omfg wtf.... just seriously? like, fuck.

Go fuck yourselves.

vulturoso January 31 2013, 22:03:47 UTC

The linguistic gymnastics these guys have to do to justify their bigotry... it's actually quite impressive. Imagine if they put that effort towards actually improving the lives of their constituents?

nitasee January 31 2013, 22:23:37 UTC

What are you talking about? They do improve the lives of their constituents. It's just their constituents are corporate, not the hoi polloi. Best government money can buy.

vulturoso January 31 2013, 23:19:19 UTC

I suppose I meant constituents of the non-sarcastic variety.

nitasee February 1 2013, 19:23:52 UTC

I think those constituents only count during election time.

roseofjuly January 31 2013, 22:24:20 UTC

UGH

1. BIRTH CONTROL DOES NOT CAUSE ABORTIONS
2. Even if it did, you don't get to decide what I do with my body, *I* get to decide
3. It is also not an affront to your religious freedom. Even if you were actually paying for contraception (which you aren't - my labor is paying), there is nothing in Catholic or Protestant Christian tenets that says that you are not allowed to pay for someone else's contraception, only that you aren't supposed to use it yourself.
4. It is certainly not an affront to your free speech. The government is NOT penalizing you for thinking that contraception is bad. You can think and say that until you're blue in the face for all I care. (Hobby Lobby is using freedom of speech as an argument in their lawsuit against the Obama administration ( ... )

emofordino January 31 2013, 23:07:45 UTC

this is a beautiful comment.

tabaqui January 31 2013, 23:25:37 UTC

+1 million.